WOTM: God is Kind?
For me, kindness is just about the highest value I can imagine in terms of our everyday dealings with our fellow sentient creatures. A month or so back, I asked if God was even good, and I couldn't get there. He's awful. So the question in the title basically answers itself.
However, I decided to take a different tack with this one. Was Jesus kind? Aside from the lip service, I don't think so. And I'm not even talking about Hell, which is obviously disqualifying. Take a look!
Thanks again, gang! A few more to go for the month. I'm saving my favorite for last (if I can get the order right this time — sorry for the boondoggle last month, D'oh!!!). B
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"My brian..." good joke or real slip of the brain? Either way keep up the great work Bri-Bri :-)
Paine's the unsung hero of our revolution. As a matter of fact, he's the only TRUE revolutionary among the founders. If King George had been reasonable about their grievances all those other founding fathers would probably have all settled down and said God save the King. Think about it, they were merely reactionaries who would have backed away from true revolution if their demands had been met even half way.. But Paine preached true revolution. And when those reactionaries ended up with their own country they banished that uncomfortable voice of freedom and humanistic values, forcing him to go to Europe to foment the French revolution. THE ONLY TRUE REVOLUTIONARY OF OUR REVOLUTIONARY WAR! "This is the time to make the country anew" is another of my favorite quotes.
Just a minor point, here. The word anise is pronounced "an" as in and and "iss" as in hiss--an-iss. You pronounced it a-niss, and people might mistake that with, well, you know. Hey, I'm paying for this stuff! You can't send goons to my house and . . . ow, ow, help . . .
I confess: lately my sense of kindness toward our species has been shriveling as I look at the havoc Homo insidious is wreaking upon this world —all for the sake of mammon. Indeed, if ever asked about my "allegiance" to anything, I simply claim to be an earthling. And those I consider true heroes of kindness are a group I also follow and support in patreon: Ocean Conservation Namibia. Look 'em up on YouTube and marvel at their kindness toward other species. They make my day, every day!